This is a message posted at the Tuscaroras.com discussion forum by Teresa Morris on September 27, 1998.

Remember this: Not all of the Ska-roh-reh Roots are to be called out on the ROLL Up Yonder. Why?

Not all of the Ska-roh-reh moved away after the Tuscarora War to upstate. Why? For starters all kinds of reasons...some due to age, others not having enough money to pay for access to traveling between what is now known as states, poor health, age, just to name a few.

Remember this: Here in North Carolina we do have our own stories to share, songs to sing that proudly honors our native roots right where we are. This is good and shows we are alive and well. It also shows we are MOVING FORWARD.

For those of you wanting to connect with that part of your Tuscarora past and future but have difficulty in doing so remember this: I for one considers the native paths and roots of my ancestors. Where in fact did they call home?

A. You do not have to have your name on any roll to be Tuscarora.

B. You do not have to have your name signed off by any individual to celebrate your Tuscarora Roots and Shoots.

C. Here in North Carolina there are those of us that are in fact DAILY building that educational and spiritual bridge from here to there and beyond eternity for those individuals and or families that have been "hungry" to know more about their ancestors walking the walk and talking the talk BUT have not had a vehicle let alone access to honor that part of their purpose in their lifelong journey.

If you go to the Carlisle Rolls or any other Rolls and discover none of your "familiar" surnames or names are listed when the roll is called up yonder does not mean you are not Tuscarora. What it does mean is that for a variety of manmade reasons that go along with the manmade paper trails certain names made it to the paper trail while others refused to have their names associated with clics.